Aerospace

Ride-hailing giant Uber widens the network of partners it is working with to develop a complete ecosystem for urban air transportation.

Etihad Cargo and Trinity Logistics USA have renewed their partnership that will see the airline continuing to operate three weekly Boeing 777 Freighter services into Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) in Columbus, Ohio, on behalf of the New York based global logistics provider in a multi-year agreement.

Dubai-based Flydubai has reported its half-year financial results for the reporting period to 30 June 2018.

Uber is releasing common reference models for electric VTOL configurations in an effort to encourage industry collaboration on tackling technical challenges.

Ethiopian Airlines has been recognised by TripAdvisor as ‘The Best Business Class in Africa and Indian Ocean.’

Passive optical seeker is set to upgrade three existing weapons with GPS-denied navigation and automatic target recognition.

SureFly eVTOL flies; BAE backs solar HALE; Vahana back in flight; Airbus drone inspects runways; Intel beefs up drone; Insitu launches ScanEagle3; Textron unveils UAS testbed.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced today that Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Akbar Al Baker, has assumed his duties as Chairman of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG) for a one-year term effective from the conclusion of the 74th IATA Annual General Meeting in Sydney, Australia.

Serco Middle East has received an Acknowledgment Award for its dedicated road safety initiatives providing industry solutions that can be widely adopted to reduce road accidents and fatalities across the Middle East at the Global Infrastructure Congress (GIC).

Leonardo’s aerostructures division has been named ‘Best Performing Supplier’ by Airbus, recognising Leonardo for its sustained level of excellence including 100% On Time Delivery (OTD) and substantial improvements in quality.

While still brash and aggressive, the commercial drone industry is evolving to meet the needs of large corporate customers.

U.S. Navy project seeks to extend the reach of explosive ordnance disposal robots by teaming them with unmanned helicopters, enabling airlift and remote operation up to 50 mi.

DLR’s converted autogyro, nicknamed Air Dolly, will prove cargo concept.

China’s mandatory technology-transfer policy is having a deleterious effect on its aerospace development strategy.

The EuroMALE unmanned air system is a testbed for multinational cooperation on a fighter jet.

Lange Aviation develops a unique fuel-cell-powered surveillance aircraft with long endurance, high redundancy and reliability and low operating costs and emissions.

Dubai-based Jetex Flight Support commits to installing a charging network to support private flights using Wright Electric’s planned nine-seat electric aircraft.

Research and development efforts envision highly integrated, easier to use flight controls.

Ethiopian Airlines has won the 2018 ‘Africa’s Outstanding Food Services by a Carrier’ Award as voted by PAX International readers at a ceremony held at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Hamburg, Germany in April 2018.

Russia’s unmanned helicopter, Fly Airbus, drive Audi; Aeryon’s defense drone, DLR’s new flying testbed, and insurer backs safer drones.

Dynetics to demonstrate the airborne launch and recovery of volleys of low-cost UAS under a DARPA program to expand the potential uses of unmanned aircraft.

DARPA cancellation of an ambitious VTOL X-plane program underlines the challenges facing industry in developing hybrid-electric and distributed-electric propulsion systems

Aviation Africa 2018 opened its two-day summit and exhibition with strong growth predictions for the African Aviation Market.

The agency cites growing commercial interest and the lack of a service partner with which to transition the technology to a program.

Powering unmanned aircraft via laser beam could increase endurance and allow larger payloads, with high-bandwidth data sent back over the same beam.